Nevada

Aftershocks have hit the region between Northern California and Nevada Friday after a magnitude 6 earthquake sent large boulders rolling into highways and knocked smaller items off shelves.

A San Jose mother on Wednesday was denied bail by a Nevada judge who was told by a prosecutor that the woman admitted strangling her 7-year-old son.

Samantha Moreno Rodriguez, 35, has been arrested after the body of her 7-year-old son was found in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been investigating the case as a homicide after a group of hikers discovered the boy's body 10 days ago on a trail in Mountain Springs, Nevada.

Las Vegas FBI is asking for the public’s help with identifying the body of a boy found near a trail in Las Vegas and is offering $10,000 for any information.

Nellis Air Force Base officials confirm that a pilot was killed Monday after a contracted aircraft crashed in a Las Vegas neighborhood.

After the initial investigation, police said it was clear the circumstances of the child’s disappearance were suspicious. So they brought in more resources, including a homicide unit, and eventually named Terrell Rhodes a suspect.

Las Vegas has been almost elbow-to-elbow lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment, after casinos rose from 35% to 50% occupancy March 15 under state health guidelines.

Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“For the first time in almost a year, our family has taken a breath,” George Floyd’s brother said in response to the team’s tweet, which was met with much scrutiny. “Let’s take this breath together in honor of my big brother who couldn’t. Let’s do it for George.”